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Minnesota conviction review unit ready to start work

Minnesota conviction review unit ready to start work

The conviction review unit in Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office will review applications from Minnesotans who believe they were wrongly convicted of felonies. Ellison said the process will help restore confidence in the criminal justice system.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Ex-cops charged in Floyd death want separation from Chauvin

Ex-cops charged in Floyd death want separation from Chauvin

Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights are asking that their federal trials be separated from the trial of Derek Chauvin, who has already been convicted on state murder charges for kneeling on Floyd's neck as the Black man pleaded for air.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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Officer dead after burst of violence outside Pentagon

Officer dead after burst of violence outside Pentagon

An officer died after being stabbed Tuesday during a burst of violence at a transit station outside the Pentagon, law enforcement officials said.
by The Associated Press

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Brooklyn Center mayor hopes early steps bring bigger change in policing

Brooklyn Center mayor hopes early steps bring bigger change in policing

After a Brooklyn Center police officer shot and killed Daunte Wright in April during a traffic stop, the city committed to reshaping its entire public safety structure, including lowering the profile of the Police Department.
by Nina Moini

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Judge to decide: Was it 'unreasonable' to ship 81 million opioid pills to one small West Virginia city?

Judge to decide: Was it 'unreasonable' to ship 81 million opioid pills to one small West Virginia city?

As a landmark federal opioid trial nears completion, West Virginia communities are demanding $2.5 billion in compensation. Drug firms say they acted responsibly in shipping millions of pills.
by Brian Mann

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Ex-Cardinal McCarrick charged with sexually assaulting teen

Ex-Cardinal McCarrick charged with sexually assaulting teen

Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked after a Vatican investigation confirmed he had sexually molested adults as well as children, has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy during a wedding reception in Massachusetts in 1974, court records show.
by The Associated Press

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Man pleads guilty to 4 Asian spa killings, sentenced to life

Man pleads guilty to 4 Asian spa killings, sentenced to life

A man accused of killing eight people, mostly women of Asian descent, at Atlanta-area massage businesses pleaded guilty to murder Tuesday in four of the killings and was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison.
by The Associated Press

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